Robert Nozick
By: A.R. Lacey.
Series: Philosophy now
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780691090450; 9780691090443
Copyright date: 2001
Subjects: Nozick, Robert -- Criticism and interpretation.; Philosophy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-233) and index.
Originally published: Chesham, UK : Acumen, 2001.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: vii; label: 1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; title: Introduction: analytic philosophy
pagenum: 1; title: Changes of interest
pagenum: 5; title: Nozick’s change of approach: proof and explanation
pagenum: 6; title: Coercion
pagenum: 8; title: Explanation and understanding
pagenum: 12; title: Truth and the aim of philosophy
pagenum: 14; title: The unity of Nozick’s philosophy
pagenum: 17; title: Summary
pagenum: 19; label: 2
title: Anarchy, State, and Utopia: the moral basis
pagenum: 20; title: Introduction
pagenum: 20; title: The role of the individual
pagenum: 23; title: The basis of rights
pagenum: 25; title: Animals and angels
pagenum: 28; title: Welfarist criticisms of Nozick
pagenum: 30; title: Libertarian criticisms of Nozick
pagenum: 32; title: The nature of rights
pagenum: 34; title: The theory of justice I: justice in transfer
pagenum: 37; title: Blurring the distinction
pagenum: 40; title: The theory of justice II: justice in acquisition and Locke’s proviso
pagenum: 42; title: The theory of justice III: rectification and compensation
pagenum: 44; title: Nozick on Rawls
pagenum: 48; title: Summary
pagenum: 50; label: 3
title: Anarchy, State, and Utopia: the political outcome
pagenum: 52; title: Introduction
pagenum: 52; title: Explaining and justifying: the program
pagenum: 54; title: The execution I: the state of nature
pagenum: 57; title: The execution II: growth of the state
pagenum: 59; title: Practical objections
pagenum: 60; title: Objections of principle I: transitivity and compensation
pagenum: 62; title: Objections of principle II: procedural rights and incomplete knowledge
pagenum: 65; title: Utopia I: the framework
pagenum: 66; title: Utopia II: objections
pagenum: 68; title: Summary
pagenum: 71; label: 4
title: The later ethics and politics
pagenum: 73; title: Introduction
pagenum: 73; title: Ethics and motivation
pagenum: 74; title: Value as organic unity
pagenum: 78; title: Value and disvalue
pagenum: 81; title: Organic unity as value
pagenum: 82; title: Some criticisms
pagenum: 83; title: The basis of value
pagenum: 85; title: The ethical pull
pagenum: 88; title: Deontology and teleology: rights
pagenum: 89; title: The is/ought question
pagenum: 92; title: Political implications: symbolic utility
pagenum: 95; title: Summary
pagenum: 98; label: 5
title: Epistemology
pagenum: 100; title: Introduction: internalism and externalism
pagenum: 100; title: Outline of Nozick’s theory
pagenum: 102; title: Counterfactuals
pagenum: 104; title: Scepticism and closure
pagenum: 108; title: The price that Nozick pays
pagenum: 111; title: Some criticisms of Nozick
pagenum: 114; title: Internalism and externalism again
pagenum: 122; title: Evidence
pagenum: 125; title: Summary
pagenum: 130; label: 6
title: Rationality
pagenum: 133; title: Introduction: rationality in general
pagenum: 133; title: Principles and their uses
pagenum: 135; title: Practical rationality in the dissertation
pagenum: 140; title: Decision theory I: the first two discussions
pagenum: 142; title: Decision theory II: the third discussion
pagenum: 146; title: Decision theory III: symbolic utility again
pagenum: 149; title: Belief and acceptance
pagenum: 151; title: Evolution and its role
pagenum: 153; title: Types and limits of rationality
pagenum: 156; title: Summary
pagenum: 158; label: 7
title: Metaphysics I: personal identity
pagenum: 160; title: Introduction: identity in general
pagenum: 160; title: Nozick’s theory
pagenum: 161; title: Personal identity I: general considerations
pagenum: 163; title: Personal identity II: ties and caring
pagenum: 166; title: Personal identity III: closeness
pagenum: 168; title: Interlude: the unity of Nozick’s philosophy
pagenum: 170; title: Personal identity IV: the nature of the self
pagenum: 172; title: Summary
pagenum: 175; label: 8
title: Metaphysics II: explaining existence
pagenum: 177; title: Introduction: “Why is there something rather than nothing?”
pagenum: 177; title: Nozick’s approach
pagenum: 178; title: Fecundity
pagenum: 181; title: Self-subsumption
pagenum: 182; title: Limited fecundity
pagenum: 183; title: Wedin’s criticisms
pagenum: 185; title: Summary
pagenum: 186; label: 9
title: Metaphysics III: free will and retribution
pagenum: 188; title: Introduction
pagenum: 188; title: The indeterministic approach
pagenum: 189; title: Tracking again
pagenum: 191; title: Retribution
pagenum: 193; title: Summary
pagenum: 197; label: 10
title: The meaning of life
pagenum: 199; title: Introduction: conditions for meaningfulness
pagenum: 199; title: Kin Sof and its problems
pagenum: 201; title: Self-subsumption again
pagenum: 203; title: The dialectic of meaning and value
pagenum: 205; title: Conclusion: philosophy and the arts and sciences
pagenum: 206; title: Summary
pagenum: 208; title: Guide to further reading
pagenum: 209; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 221; title: Index
pagenum: 235